Anyone have any nice hotel suggestions in Atlanta and Charleston? I'm doing the touristy stuff so i'm looking for places close to the main attractions...I've heard Charleston is absolutely beautiful, so I'm looking forward to travelling there!

Quoting WindowSeat (Reply 2):Without knowing too much about Atlanta, I think Buckhead is a nice area to stay. There's a nice Westin there.

The problem with a tourist staying in Buckhead is that it isn't close to too many touristy things. I would stay along the Midtown/Downtown corridor. Hotel Indigo or The Georgian Terrace will put you near things to see and close to Marta. (Hotel Indigo has very, very small bathrooms though, if that is bothersome to you.) There's also a nice Sheraton at Colony Square which is across from the Marta line as well.

Any name brand hotel in Downtown Charleston will be nice. There are also a lot of little (and pricy) local hotels that are very nice with a great location (ie Market Pavillion, Charleston Place, Harbor View Inn) Just depends on how much $$$ you are willing to spend.

Quoting RJpieces (Thread starter):Anyone have any nice hotel suggestions in Atlanta and Charleston? I'm doing the touristy stuff so i'm looking for places close to the main attractions...I've heard Charleston is absolutely beautiful, so I'm looking forward to travelling there!

Atl:
The Westin near 400 and 285 is nice. I think its address is 3 Concourse parkway, Atlanta Georgia. Its connected to a very nice health club, I wonder if they have some sort of deal where Guests can use the facilities.

Charleston:

I just got back and stayed at the Hampton Inn in Mount Pleasant (Daniel Island exit from 526). They Area is very nice.

Quote:Atlanta - avoid downtown. There are alot of nice hotels in Buckhead near lenox mall that are centrally located and also walkable to MARTA. Much safer too.

Why avoid downtown Atlanta? Downtown Atlanta is very clean and for the most part safe. I have walked around downtown Atlanta at 3:00 AM and have never had a problem. What is dangerous about downtown? Their is also several MARTA stations walkable from downtown hotels. Lenox Mall is large but overrated. I have been to several better malls throughout the nation.

I usually stay at the Westin Peachtree Plaza downtown. It is the 2nd tallest hotel in the U.S. (The Marriott Ren-Cen in Detroit is the tallest)

The Marriott Marquis is also very nice

The Hyatt Regency aint bad either.

These 3 great hotels are located in the Peachtree Center Area downtown easily walkable to Marta.
-Delta767300ER

Quoting Delta767300ER (Reply 12):
Why avoid downtown Atlanta? Downtown Atlanta is very clean and for the most part safe. I have walked around downtown Atlanta at 3:00 AM and have never had a problem

Beggars. I was walking around at 3AM as well and even then I was approached by 5-6 beggars. One walked with me for half a mile telling me I was an asshole for laughing at him when he told me that he was starving. (The guy weighed about 250 and had plenty of reserves)

I stayed at the Marriott downtown and would be approached anytime of the day or night. It was annoying. There was a gas station across from the hotel. One night I bought 2 six packs. One was for me and one was to hand out to the beggars on the way to the hotel so they would leave me alone.

Granted, I was there for a very large convention, so maybe they were out in force. I did notice that midtown had alot less.

Quote:Beggars. I was walking around at 3AM as well and even then I was approached by 5-6 beggars. One walked with me for half a mile telling me I was an asshole for laughing at him when he told me that he was starving. (The guy weighed about 250 and had plenty of reserves)

I stayed at the Marriott downtown and would be approached anytime of the day or night. It was annoying. There was a gas station across from the hotel. One night I bought 2 six packs. One was for me and one was to hand out to the beggars on the way to the hotel so they would leave me alone.

Granted, I was there for a very large convention, so maybe they were out in force. I did notice that midtown had alot less.

Most beggars are harmless and just annoying. I never give them anything as they are lazy scum. The City of Atlanta has put a panhandling ban into effect near downtown hotels and tourist sites however I do not know how well it is enforced. Atlanta has its problem with beggars just as much as any other city. Just ignore them and you would have no problem. IMO from all large cities I have visited, it seemed like Nashville had the most beggars downtown.

Quoting Delta767300ER (Reply 12):I usually stay at the Westin Peachtree Plaza downtown. It is the 2nd tallest hotel in the U.S. (The Marriott Ren-Cen in Detroit is the tallest)

Do NOT stay at the Westin Peachtree Plaza downtown. It is an old and rundown place. Sure the views are nice and the restaurant and elevator ride to the top are cool, but the rooms are old and rundown and the bathroom tiny and gross.

On the other hand, the Westin, Intercontinental, and the Hyatt in Buckhead (Buckhead is a newer/upscale area and IMO nicer) are all great hotels (they're actually in walking distance from each other). I would chose any 3 of them in Buckhead.

Quote:Do NOT stay at the Westin Peachtree Plaza downtown. It is an old and rundown place. Sure the views are nice and the restaurant and elevator ride to the top are cool, but the rooms are old and rundown and the bathroom tiny and gross.

When was the last time you stayed at the Peachtree Plaza? I have stayed at it over the years and have never found it to be rundown or gross. The rooms are very clean and attractive and the floor to ceiling windows are great.

-Delta767300ER

25 BigMac
: Stayed there beginning March 2007. Unless they haven't renovated the rooms after March '07 I would not stay there. Maybe my standards are too high? T

26 Delta767300ER
: Hmmm, Interesting. I will do some research and get back to you regarding renovations. Its a shame that the hotel has fallen in the last few years -De